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2008-12-16This is a great cd for anyone looking for the best of the kinks - Ive been a fan all my life (was l5 yrs old in l964)and I have all their albums. You wont go wrong with purchasing this cd. You must buy their l968 cd called "The kinks are the village green preservation society" .. its their best and concidered now one of the greatest albums from the l960's.
2008-12-10Well this has been released for some years now and anyone who has wanted to revisit The Kinks has probably bought it, but if you are thinking of getting yourself a copy don't hesitate, it is undoubtedly the best avaliable collection, both in terms of sound quality and songs. The Singles Collection is a fine CD, but go the extra distance with this which also includes some album tracks, 'B' sides and later material and you won't be disappointed.
I was checking the reviews and noticed there were some differences of oppinion re The Kinks being orginators of heavy metal, not that it really matters after all, being the orginators of such a flagrantly subtle genre is hardly noteworthy. However the early singles You Really Got Me and All Day And All of the Night did promote heavy chording with a raw in your face production (which Ray Davies had to fight for). I should also point out that Louie Louie, a song which also used staccato chording was in the Kinks early repertoire. The orginal version was cut by Richard Berry & The Pharoahs in 1956 and maybe this is the Rosetta Stone of heavy metal? Hardly, but for early metal progenitors check out Jeff Beck's Truth (1967) and Zep's first album (1968), although both discs had more to offer than heavy (base) metal.
You might, however, safely atribute the Kinks to having heavily influented that basic, some might say inept, performence of minimalist R 'n B songs now called garage rock,. It was so basic you could describe it as punk in attitide and excecution and many three chord Charlies, myself included, saw themselves as maestros of the genre; anyone could do it and many did. Check out the Nuggets series of albums issued now by Rhino.
The Kinks' first album had many examples of basic R 'n B which thankfully, for my taste, are not included in The Ultimate Kinks although excelllent rock numbers are here. It wasnt long before Ray Davies' artistic vision began to assert itself in terms of lyrics, music, arangements and sometime later in the 60s, production, although the band retained its ability to rock out with its rawness, and that somewhat shaky edge. It was an unusual combination, a loose and sometimes quirky feel yet highly sophicated arangements - revisit Autumn Almanac, it is astounding - check out Shangri-La! I think that Mick Avory's drumming and Pete Quaife's bass playing served the band well, as did brother Dave's inventive guitar when he was on form.
The Kinks had such a large output of excelllent material that dispite the double CD I can think of songs which I might have included - Two Sisters, Harry Rag, It's Alright, alchohol, Don't You Fret, Last of the Steam Powered Trains, Animal Farm, Monica, Village Green, Do You Remember Walter? When you think that the band had primarly one writer, as opposed to other units of the time, Ray's output in terms of quality and quantitiy was phenomenonal. Grab yourself a glorious slice of rock history from primal pulse to pastural eloquence, from lusty bravado to incisive observation, and thank them for the Days.
2008-07-26i was in junior high school when the Brittish invaded, listening to
this album brought back a lot of memories, i give this 5 stars
if you like the kinks, you will love this cd
2008-05-06This is a must have for any serious Kink collector. There is no need to repeat the other reviews which list in detail all of the great tracks. For those negative reviews, face facts. No greatest hits or compilation has it all, or even covers all time periods. Probably a record company conspiracy to make you buy more music. Any band with a lot of decent output is going to have songs over decades. If your into a band, you simple have two choices. Buy all the albums, or start with an excelllent compilation like this, and then start filling in the gaps with either individual albums or songs. If you don't want to shell out, that's why the invented iTunes and now Amazon mp3 downloads.
2008-03-11Why does this set not include Village Green Preservation Society?.......I think some other songs are missing too.......?
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24bit Digtally Remastered Double Disc Comprehensive Set of their Best from the 60's to the 80's. This Collection Offers the Most Varied Set Ever Offered by the Acknowledged True Originators of What Has Evolved Today as Heavy Metal Rock and Roll. Tracks Are Culled from the Early Pye/Warner Bros. Recordings and the RCA/ARISTA Years. The Package Includes Sleevenotes by Ray Davies and Many Photos and Many Previously Unseen Shots.
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